Hungary

Hungary: After Orbán, Struggle Must Continue

June 3, 2026
/// Hungary, LGBTQ+ Struggle, Politics & Elections
Sammy Albright, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)

Former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s stunning loss in Hungary’s April election opened up new hopes for LGBTQ liberation. Over the last sixteen years, Orbán transformed

Hungary: Orbán Ousted From Power

The next step – a workers’ struggle for real change Sunday’s (April 12) parliamentary election in Hungary turned into a stinging and historic defeat for the autocratic Prime Minister Viktor

April 14, 2026
/// Hungary, Politics & Elections
Per Olsson, Socialistisk Alternative (ISA in Sweden)

Biggest Ever Budapest Pride Defies Orbán’s Ban

On June 28, 200,000 people took to the streets of Budapest in defiance of police orders not to gather. This was the date of Budapest Pride, an event which has

July 22, 2025
/// Hungary, LGBTQ+ Struggle, Protest Movements
Ray Goerke, Socialist Alternative Canada

Another Victory for Viktor Orbán — What is Going on in Hungary?

To state the obvious: in a country with a notoriously authoritarian head of government, who has been in power since 2010, no election campaign is “fair”, even by bourgeois standards.

April 15, 2022
/// Hungary, Politics & Elections
Till Ruster || Sozialistische LinksPartei — ISA in Austria

The Unfinished Revolution — Hungary 1956

A captured Soviet tank is rolling towards a line of police in Budapest. The protesters on the tank are waving the Hungarian Tricolour, but with a circle cut out in

October 22, 2021
/// History, Hungary
Till Ruster || Sozialistische LinksPartei (SLP) — ISA in Austria

Munich Protests Against Anti-LGBTQI Law in Hungary

During Pride Month 2021, the Hungarian government under Victor Orbán passed a new law that strengthens discrimination against LGBTQI people. Insidiously, the law not only targets LGBTQI people, but also